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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Shaw (ranked 3131 p4p, 2425 weight class) and Goran Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 319 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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191 cm 24 214 2 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm 22 213 5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler Counter fighter Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Shaw! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Dragic! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shaw jabbing away but nothing is landing. Shaw throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dragic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Shaw tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dragic is able to avoid easily. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shaw lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dragic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dragic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Dragic unleashes a big counter combination but Shaw bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Shaw scores with a leg kick.
Shaw throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shaw misses with a looping right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters circling - Shaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Shaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight. Dragic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) It looks like Goran Dragic has been cut. Nice sprawl there from Shaw as Dragic shoots in.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Dragic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shaw enables Dragic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shaw manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Dragic trying to control but Shaw is working from the bottom. Shaw controlling Dragic's posture. Shaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Dragic throws a big elbow that misses.
Shaw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dragic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shaw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dragic has managed to get both his arms back between Shaw's legs - danger averted. Shaw can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dragic controls the pace.
Dragic drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Dragic seems to have locked his on tight now - Shaw screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Dragic, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Goran Dragic! During a confident post fight interview, Goran Dragic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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35% |
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